Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-28

Congregational chapel Wednesday ever
ing at which the organization will b,
perfected. Our business men are gen
orally giving the association their sup
port.
There has been no train on the Mil.
waukee from Mitchell since Friday night
The down train which should have beer
here Saturday night was delayed and
ran off the track yesterday at Ethan, th.
first station south of Mitchell.
Conductor Jsakson's train arrives
regularly any time between eleven in
the evening and two in the morning and
has not departed from this habit during
the winter. The delay is always at Elk
Point waiting for tardy trans on other
divisions.
Saturday was a quiet day In Yankton,
so far as the elements were concerned,
but northward and eastward from here a
violent storm ragged all day. On the
Northwestern and Milwaukee lines the
blockade was renewed. At Huron the
storm was particularly severe.
Add L. Brooks leaves tomorrow
morning for Seattle, Washington terri
tory, where he will spend the summer,
and from which place he will make trips
into the adjoining country for the pur-
pose of obtaining Photographic views.
Add will return before snow flies.
An illustration OF "hard sledding' was
witnessed on Third street to-day. A
farmer brought a load of hay to the city
on a bob sled and when the four horse
team was hauling it down that street the
eyes of the equines protruded to a dis
lance sufficient to be painfully visible
half a mile away. Two men were kept
busy driving and awakening the droop-
ing energies of the horses.
A letter has been received by the Con-
gregational society of Yankton inviting
that society to be present at q council OF
recognition to b eheld at Running Water,
Dakota. some time in the near future,
The secretary of the Yankton society
was instructed last night to address a
letter of regret to the Running Water
society, as no one from Yankton is able
to be present at the council.
In Judge Pratt's court to-day James
Thompson, son of John Thompson, of
east Yankton county, was arraigped p
on a complaint made by Rhoda Wright,
his school teacher. James painted his
face with ink and when the teacher took
him to task for the misdemeanor he OBJ
!eoted forcibly. A change OF venue was
taken and the case will come up before
Judge Congleton when that Justice, who
Is at present ill, is able to visit his
office,
The meeting of the temperance people
which was held in the basement of the
Methodist church on Saturday night re-
suited in q long discussion and an adj
ionrnment without nominating a ticket.
1t was decided, however, to meet again
on Friday night and ct that time, il the
nominations made by the business mems
committee did not meet the appropria-
lions of tie w. O L. u. and the M.
O.. P. q. to nominate and put in the field
an independent ticket, bearing J. r.
Sanborn's name for mayor.
A q eyed, dirty, psnniless tramp
who has made Ysnkton his home for the
past few days and during his stay has
obtained money for food, drink, a dow
ney couch and raiment by modest re.
quests for the same, left on the Milwaukee
road this morning. He was sccommoda-
ted with q bed in the calaboose on Tues
day night and as he hung on to the brake
beam of o freight car and passed out OF
the city, he turned his head and cast o
loving glance upon the city official Who
was %expediting his departure.
The rumors relative to the retirement
of VIM. Kramer from the Merchants
hotel are confirmed in the arrival from
Chicago of Nd Walker, his successor,
who reached Yankton last night and will
take possession OF the Merchants to.
morrow. The bargain for this trans
action was made several weeks ago, MIR.
Kramer surrendering his lease to the
new proprietor. Mr.. Walker comes
highly recommended and will doubtless
maintain the high reputation of this
model hotel. Mr.. Kramer has made for
the Merchants an enviable name and his
retirement will perhaps sever his con-
~nection with the Yankton public. 1t is
said that he intends an eastward move,
To-day's thaw has made a lake OF all
OF Broadway lying between Second and
Fourth streets, and the cellars OF the
buildings on the west side OF Broadway
baye received more O. less water by the
overflow. Geo. Browns saloon, under
the Merchants, was saved from inunda-
ton by cutting q hole in the floor and
letting the water off. Ii any of Adler g.
Ohlman's wet groceries seem a little bit
thin hereafter, the will know
the reason. The water was several inches
deep IN that cellar. The Jacob Max Gel.
lars were all more or less moistened, and
Mrs. Otto's cellar, on the south side Of
the street, received its share. A large
force of men succeeded just at dark In
getting the cutters well opened.
Jefferson Davis, M. III. MattheisseA'e
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